The Sensualist (novella)

The Sensualist: a cautionary tale is a novella by the Anglo-Indian author Ruskin Bond which created a controversy when it was charged with obscenity in Mumbai.[1] It was first serialized in 1974 in the Mumbai-based magazine Debonair.[2][3] In 1996, it was included in Strangers in the Night : Two Novellas, published by Penguin.[4] That volume was translated into Hindi[5] and included in the anthology of his fiction.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Anuj Kumar. The Hindu May 15, 2007 The Hindu
  2. ↑ Indian Review of Books. Vol. 6. Acme Books Pvt. Limited. 1996. p. 39.
  3. ↑ Mehta, Vinod (2011). Lucknow Boy: A Memoir. Penguin Books India. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-670-08529-3. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Trikone. Vol. 12–13. Trikone. 1997. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Bond, Ruskin, and Prabhat K. Singh. Rāta ke ajanabī. Dillī: Ātmārāma eṇḍa Saṃsa, 1998. ISBN 978-81-7043-343-9
  6. ↑ Bond, Ruskin. The Complete Short Stories and Novels. New Delhi: Viking, 1996. ISBN 978-0-670-86835-3